Preview: District 18

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District 18 has some programs on the rise and some teams that can make a very serious run in the post season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THE TEAMS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belleville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saline</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ypsilanti</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ypsilanti Lincoln</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PREDICTIONS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Semifinals - Ypsilanti vs. Saline (3/1, 5:30PM, @ Belleville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction: Saline</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hornets have too many shooters and scorers. I see them being too much on the offensive end in this game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Semifinals - Belleville vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln (3/1, 7PM, @ Belleville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction: Belleville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belleville played Ypsilanti Lincoln earlier in the season and had a dominating win. Lincoln is a better team now, but then again, so is Belleville. I think the Tigers are too athletic and have too many impact players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Championship - Saline vs. Belleville (3/3, 7PM, @ Belleville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction: Saline</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was a tough one to pick as I believe both of these squads have elite young talent and 2 of the best coaches in the state. Both of these teams are capable of making a deep tournament run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["244227"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Stemmer may be the key to a district title for Saline. She's a savvy veteran that can take and make big shots. Stemmer can get hot with her jumper and change the feel of a game. 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